Kartoon Studios’ Premiere of Shaq’s Garage, Starring Shaquille O’Neal, Outperforms During June Exclusive on Pluto TV

Series Delivers More Video On Demand Viewers Than All of Kartoon Channel!’s Other Series Combined

Increased Weekly Kartoon Channel! Viewers by 50% and Captured All Three Most Viewed Episode Spots

Series Debuts Today Across All Kartoon Channel! Platforms, Including Amazon Prime Video, Roku, Apple, Google, Android & More

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kartoon Studios, (NYSE American: TOON) announced today the broad debut of “Shaq’s Garage,” starring and executive produced by the legendary Shaquille O’Neal, across Kartoon Channel! platforms, following its successful exclusive premiere on Pluto TV throughout June.

Shaq’s Garage premiered the first 13 episodes of season one exclusively on Pluto TV, delivering more VOD viewers than all of Kartoon Channel!’s other titles combined, while increasing Kartoon Channel!’s weekly audience by over 50%. Additionally, the series captured the top 3 most viewed episode slots on Kartoon Channel! over the last 90 days.

Beginning today, Shaq’s Garage” is now available to Kartoon Channel! audiences across ALL major platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Roku and The Roku Channel, Apple, Google, Android, Amazon Fire , LG, Samsung, Kartoonchannel.com, and more.

Todd Steinman, President of Toon Media Networks stated: “The launch of ‘Shaq’s Garage’ on Pluto TV’s Kartoon Channel! has more than met our expectations. The series has found an audience and the response has been amazing. We have a solid foundation in place to expand the series across all the Kartoon Channel! platforms and into international markets. We are extremely grateful to Shaq and Rob Gronkowski for working with us to create a series that has resonated so well with kids and families, and provides positive role models and messaging.”

About Shaq’s Garage
“Shaq’s Garage” is a new animated series for kids, starring 4-time NBA champion, rap impresario, and global icon, Shaquille O’Neal, as both himself and one of the show’s main vehicle characters, named Biggie D!

Inspired by Shaq’s real-life love of cars, “Shaq’s Garage” is a modern-day action series where Shaq brings his “family” of cars, known as the Shaq Paq, to life.

The series is a mix of action, adventure, and comedy featuring the Shaq Paq as they are sent by Shaq on various missions to help others and do good in their hometown community of Orlanta and beyond! The Shaq Paq is a lovable, funny and diverse cast of ten different characters, with Shaquille O’Neal as the Shaq Paq leader and the voice of giant truck, Biggie D, along with his buddy, the Gronk Mobile, voiced by NFL Superbowl champion, Rob Gronkowski. Every show has a lesson in it for kids, and Shaq appears in an animated wrap at the end to share the message.